My Five Bigshot Seniors: I am The Most Coddled Junior!

Chapter 280 - 148: Ten Thousand Year Snow Lotus Acquired

Seeing Si Lin falling down, Mu Chen quickly lunged forward, trying to catch Si Lin, but when he reached out, he grabbed nothing.He lay prone at the edge of the hole created by Si Lin’s fall, looking down, only to see darkness and nothing else. He couldn’t help but frown. After a moment of hesitation, a look of determination flashed through his eyes, and he jumped down directly.

As Si Lin fell, he instinctively reached out to grab the side but caught nothing. He heard Mu Chen’s voice and wanted to warn him to be careful. However, because he was falling so fast, he couldn’t make a sound when he opened his mouth, so he had to give up.

Feeling his body falling continuously, Si Lin exerted spiritual power to slow his descent speed.

He didn’t know how long it took, but he felt the surroundings brighten considerably. Looking down, he saw a pool of water. As he was about to hit the water’s surface, he steadied himself, suspending his body above the pool.

Just as he was about to observe the pool below, he suddenly heard a sound from above. Looking up, he saw Mu Chen also falling down and promptly went to meet him.

"Mu Chen!" he shouted as he approached Mu Chen.

Mu Chen simultaneously used spiritual power to stabilize himself, looked at Si Lin beside him, and asked, "Senior Brother, are you alright?"

"I’m fine," Si Lin shook his head and frowned at Mu Chen, "You shouldn’t have followed me down."

"I know, but I couldn’t just watch you endanger yourself alone," Mu Chen said seriously.

Although they often jibed and sparred as excuses daily, their brotherhood was strong, and they clearly knew that only each other was their true family. Letting Mu Chen watch Si Lin fall without doing anything was impossible, and he felt that even if it were Si Lin, he wouldn’t let him face danger alone!

Si Lin’s gaze flickered but didn’t continue the topic.

"I didn’t expect there to be such a pool down here," he said with a tinge of amazement as he looked at the pool beneath his feet.

Mu Chen nodded. He was also surprised to see the pool. His eyes skimmed over the water surface and finally stopped at the center of the pool, where an ice crystal-like snow lotus was blooming. Only then did he notice the faint lotus fragrance in the air.

"Senior Brother, look at that lotus," he tugged on Si Lin’s sleeve, pointing at the lotus not far away, his voice slightly trembling.

Si Lin was looking elsewhere. Upon hearing Mu Chen, he quickly followed his line of sight, and when he saw the lotus, even someone as composed as Si Lin couldn’t help but get excited.

He took a deep breath, and his body flashed, appearing in front of the lotus in an instant.

"This should be the Ten Thousand Year Snow Lotus, right?" he turned and asked Mu Chen.

Mu Chen also flashed to the lotus, bent down, observed it, and slowly said, "It looks like a snow lotus, and its petals seem transparent, like ice crystals. The fragrance is quite faint; it should be the Ten Thousand Year Snow Lotus for sure!"

Si Lin and Mu Chen exchanged glances, both extremely excited.

"It’s truly a case of finding a new path in the face of despair. Who could have imagined that the Ten Thousand Year Snow Lotus would grow in such a place!" Si Lin said, looking at the Ten Thousand Year Snow Lotus with amazement.

Mu Chen nodded in agreement with Si Lin.

Earlier, they, including those from Beixue City, believed that the Ten Thousand Year Snow Lotus would grow on some cliffside, only to find it in a pool instead.

"If I’m not mistaken, this pool is likely the Ten Thousand Year Cold Pond; otherwise, it couldn’t have nurtured the Ten Thousand Year Snow Lotus," Mu Chen speculated after glancing at the pool.

The growth environment of the Ten Thousand Year Snow Lotus is quite harsh. Even ordinary snow lotuses need extremely cold places to grow, let alone the Ten Thousand Year Snow Lotus. Without growing in the Ten Thousand Year Cold Pond, it probably wouldn’t have become a Ten Thousand Year Snow Lotus.

"We finally found it. Yue Zhao’s poison now has hope," Si Lin took a deep breath, his tone tinged with joy.

Mu Chen nodded, equally excited.

He reached out his hand to pick the Ten Thousand Year Snow Lotus. Just as his hand was about to touch the lotus stem, he suddenly caught sight of a transparent ice arrow with his peripheral vision. He quickly withdrew his hand, and the ice arrow brushed past the lotus petals, piercing into the nearby mountain wall.

At the same time, ripples began to appear on the water surface beneath them. Mu Chen and Si Lin quickly retreated to the shore, and then the ripples on the water surface grew larger. Following this, a water curtain appeared on the water surface, and when the curtain fell, a giant figure emerged before Si Lin and Mu Chen.

Appearing in front of Si Lin and Mu Chen was a creature with massive red scales, a triangular head with two small protrusions on top, and yellow vertical pupils that gave people a chilling sensation when it gazed upon them.

Half of its body emerged from the water, with the remaining half hidden underneath, but even the part visible above the surface appeared immense.

This was a Blood Flood Dragon, and the horns on its head had not yet fully developed, thus it hadn’t become a Jiao Long yet.

At this moment, it looked extremely enraged, its eyes fixed intensely on Si Lin and Mu Chen, with its serpent-like tongue flicking out aggressively.

"No wonder this Ten Thousand Year Snow Lotus has remained undiscovered. It’s because of this creature," Mu Chen remarked, looking at the Blood Flood Dragon.

"Be careful, its cultivation is not low," Si Lin cautioned, as the Dragon Capturing Sword appeared in his hand, and he initiated the attack.

Mu Chen and Si Lin both intended to obtain the Ten Thousand Year Snow Lotus, while the Blood Flood Dragon aimed to protect it; their positions were clear. Si Lin wasted no time to seize the initiative, and Mu Chen followed closely, bringing out the Red Flame Spear to attack the Blood Flood Dragon.

"Red Flame·Fire Sea!" Mu Chen swept the Red Flame Spear horizontally, projecting a flame toward the Blood Flood Dragon.

The Blood Flood Dragon spit out dozens of Ice Arrows at Mu Chen and Si Lin, but under the Fire Sea’s assault, the Ice Arrows melted away. Meanwhile, Si Lin swung the Dragon Capturing Sword, directing a white Sword Qi at the Blood Flood Dragon.

The Blood Flood Dragon was also at a Half-step Immortal Rank, and its scales were exceedingly tough. When Si Lin’s Sword Qi assaulted it, the creature endured the attack with its body, with the Sword Qi only leaving a white mark without penetrating its scales.

It swayed its head, opening its massive mouth to bite at Si Lin.

Si Lin flickered away from its front, reappearing behind it, while Mu Chen, positioned at its front, attempted to control its head using the Fire Sea.

It flicked its head, dispersing the Fire Sea; the flames failed to damage its scales, and it turned to charge at Mu Chen, intending to bite him.

Mu Chen’s and Si Lin’s cultivation levels were evidently higher, more so for Si Lin, which the Blood Flood Dragon realized. Hence, it aimed to deal with Mu Chen first. However, Mu Chen reacted unexpectedly; it failed to bite him, yet its head rammed into Mu Chen, sending him flying into a nearby mountain wall with a muffled grunt.

Standing atop the Blood Flood Dragon’s head, Si Lin launched another Sword Qi at its peak.

As before, his Sword Qi didn’t damage the scales, but because of the specific location, the Blood Flood Dragon felt pain, letting out a screech.

Si Lin paid no heed, remaining firmly positioned atop the creature’s head, targeting the same spot with all his Sword Qi. Even the toughest scales couldn’t withstand such persistence, eventually cracking open, oozing blood continuously. The location was now a ragged mess, causing the Blood Flood Dragon to thrash about in the water.

Mu Chen fed himself an Elixir, calming his turbulent blood energy, then charged again with the Red Flame Spear.

Both attacked simultaneously, with Mu Chen exploiting the moment it attempted to bite him to throw several Elixirs into its mouth, not to poison but to induce unconsciousness. Given its massive size, it required a lot; Mu Chen repeated this until it almost passed out.

Its body slumped back into the pool, creating waves; after the waters calmed slightly, Mu Chen dashed over, carefully harvesting the Ten Thousand Year Snow Lotus and storing it in a prepared Jade Box. While the Blood Flood Dragon was unconscious, he also collected a substantial amount of its blood, then both he and Si Lin climbed back up from where they had fallen earlier.

Once they returned to the snowy field, they lay on the snow, exchanged glances, revealing joyful smiles. After a brief rest, they walked away with light steps.

...

In Gu Qingqing’s courtyard at Lingxi Sacred Land.

Since returning to Lingxi Sacred Land and after Nan Hua entered closed cultivation, Gu Qingqing and Jun Wu did not leave again, choosing to stay while waiting for Nan Hua to successfully advance and for Mu Chen and Si Lin to bring back the Ten Thousand Year Snow Lotus.

It’s been three days since Nan Hua entered closed cultivation. Gu Qingqing and Jun Wu were seated in the pavilion of the courtyard, engaged in a chess game.

Under the tutelage of Si Lin, the five others, and Wen Guiyun, Gu Qingqing learned a wide array of disciplines, mastering music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Even now, having reached the ninth cultivation level, she devoted half an hour daily to calligraphy practice, and after settling with Jun Wu at Lingxi Sacred Land, they frequently played long chess matches.

Gu Qingqing’s skills in chess were somewhat inferior to Jun Wu’s, often resulting in more losses than wins. Nevertheless, her enthusiasm remained undeterred. Much like now, having played with Jun Wu for two quarters of an hour, she was in a losing position. Nonetheless, she did not plan to surrender immediately, choosing instead to continue struggling.

At that moment, both felt the surrounding Spiritual Energy become turbulent, converging from all directions, flowing towards a single spot. Together, they stood, looking towards the source of the gathering Spiritual Energy, which was Nan Hua’s courtyard.